Operator for windows



Jan. 12, 1932. c. w. KELLY I OPERATOR FOR WINDOWS Filed Dec. -31, 1928' INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 112, 1932' entree 'sra'rss CLYDE w. KELLY, or nnrnorr, iarcnrsnn, assieivon. mussels impac COMPANY, or nn'rnorr, IVIICI IIGAlVl', A;CK)It?(ijitltflllil)15f QE[fillICBIIGAN ornnaron non wiivnows j Application filed. December31,'128; seri i if.g329,535.7

The invention relates to'operators for windows and refers more particularly to opera tors for screened windows with the screen and operator on the same side. One of'the Ob", jects of the invention 1s to provide for the passage of the operator throughthe screen and to provide means carried by the screen and the closure member forthe opening in thescreen bar that the assembly presents a neat and pleasing appearance. With these as well as other objects inview, the invention resides in the novel features of construction as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an interior side elevation of a screened window embodying my invention;

Figures 2 and 3 are cross sections on the Figure 4 is an interior side elevation of a portion of the screen with the operator removed; v

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 1.

As shown in the present instance, the invention is applied to a casement window hav ing the frame 1 and the ventilator 2 for clos ing the opening in the frame, this ventilator being pivotally mounted upon the side bar of the frame and arranged to swing outwardly;

3 is a screen for the opening in the frame having a hollow frame to which the 'mesh 1s secured. The bars of this frame are pr f-i erably formed in the same manner-as the bottom bar 4 of sheet metal bent to form the lower rectangular chamber 5 and the upper inwardly opening channel6 into which latter the edges of the mesh extend, a bar clip 7 being forced into this channel into firm p x p fof a windowhavmg a screen at its inner side engagement with the edge of the mesh to clamp the same to the bar. suitably secured against the inner side of the frame 1 as by means of clips upon the frame 1 engaging the upper and lower bars of the screen frame.

For swinging the ventilator 2, I have provided a hand operated mechanism including the operator rod 8, which slidably engages screen, this closure member beingpreferably formed-of sheet metaland bent to channel shape with its base resting upon the base of 1 the lowerchamber and its sideflanges engag-H ing the sides of the lower chamber. Thisclosure member is formed withthe opening 16,

This screen is the guide 9', vhich inqturn pivotally mourited at its lowerend up' onthe bracket 10-'fixe dly secured touthe inner. 'side.of the bottom 1 r bar of the framed: 11 is aibracket fixedly secured to the innerside of the bottom bar of the ventilator 2. T-The operator rodShas the bent endfl2 which is pivotally connected at: 13 to theinner end of theib'racket11,;this

bent end having itslower'side cutaway to i receive the innernend of the bracket so that Y the lower a face of Y the bracket lies 7 substan-i tially flush with the lower face of the main portion of theoperating rod. The bottom bar '4of the screen 3 is formed with the opening 14 providing for the passage of the bracket 11 and operator rod- 8; the bracket engaging in the opening when theventilator 2 is in closed position in the frame 1. The opening ,14 is elongated longitudinally of the boti tom bar to provide for swinging of the operator rod when moving the ventilator;

To close the opening '14 there is the sheet metal closure 'member 15 located within the V lower chalmber 5 of 'thebottom barof the therethrough to provide for the passage of the operator rod'and the bracket between this rod and the ventilator and since the closure member is slidable longitudinally in the lower i bar-of the screen and is of sufiicient length to at all times extend'beyond the ends of the opening 14 the lower bar this closure member closes the opening 14 and neat appearance.

"What Lclaimas my invention is v a I. An operator for'the swinging ventilator provides for nected to the ventilator and extending through, anopening in the hollow frame bar, said opening being elongated and substantial:

1y larger than the cross sectional area of the o arm so as to permit angular movement of'the arm,vand .a channel-shaped closure member W for said opening slidably positioned within said bar and having its side flanges engaging opposite sides thereof, said closure member being movable by said arm to automatically close the opening in all positions of the arm. 2. An operator for the swinging ventilator of a window having a screen at its inner side provided witha hollow frame bar, comprising a combined sliding and swinging arm 19 pivotally connected to the ventilator and extending through an' opening in the hollow frame bar, said opening being elongated and substantially larger than the cross sectional area of the arm so as to permit both sliding and swinging movement of the arm, and a channel-shaped closure 7 member for said opening slidably positioned within the hol low frame bar and having its side flanges engaging opposite sides thereot, said closure 29 member having an opening intermediate its ends of a size substantially equal to the cross sectional area of the arm and through which the arm extends whereby said closure member is moved by said arm and adapted to auto- 5 'matically close the opening in the hollow frame bar in all positionsof said operator arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' CLYDE V. KELLY.

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